Chelsea fans have cried fowl at manager Antonio Conte after the manager brutally axed Antonio Rudiger from the matchday squad to take on Southampton on Saturday lunchtime.

The centre back was nowhere to be seen in the matchday 18 for the game at St Mary's and Blues fans are pretty sure they know exactly why he isn't there.

Following the 1-1 draw with West Ham last weekend, the defender was seemingly critical of Conte's tactics in the game after the Hammers pegged back the hosts thanks to Javier Hernandez's late goal to earn a point in the 1-1 draw.

"For me, it’s not easy to explain. I don’t understand why after 1-0 we always drop and let the opponent get more ball possession."

"I think we begged. We begged for the goal."

Chelsea fans have took to Twitter when the lineup was announced and torn into Conte, calling him "insecure" after dropping the centre back from the game entirely and Gary Cahill keeping his place despite an iffy display against the Hammers.